AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2011
VIC:CASA raps Tiger Airlines over breaches
MELBOURNE, April 20 AAP - Discount airline Tiger Airways faces being grounded by the
aviation regulator following a series of serious safety and maintenance breaches.
The Herald Sun reports that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) issued Tiger
with a show cause notice on March 23 giving the airline 21 days to respond.
It is the most serious action taken by CASA against a major Australian airline since
Ansett was hit with a similar warning in 2001, just months before it went bankrupt.
In a sternly worded letter to Tiger's Melbourne-based management, CASA raised concerns
the cut-price carrier was not following proper procedures to ensure the utmost safety
of passengers.
The Herald Sun said CASA demanded urgent answers amid concerns pilot training standards
had slipped and short cuts had been taken on maintenance and other operations.
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KEYWORD: TIGER
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